The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 17, 2186
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
10:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3263
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.54° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.22° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.